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Setting up Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) base station in Yosemite

By Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center
Setting up Global Navigation Satellite System base station on a tripod in a forest clearing with mountains in the background
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USGS geographer and remote pilot Mark Bauer sets up a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) base station, which will be used to correct uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) lidar data during post-processing. It's early during the field day and a layer of frost covers the ground.

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